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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
2
Jeffries Defeats Corbett In Fast Close Heavyweight Bout
James J. Jeffries retained the world title by a decisive twenty two round knockout of Jim Corbett at Seaside Sporting Club. Spectators were stunned by the swift finish with both fighters praised for a high quality bout and Corbett showing renewed speed and defense after retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
New York
James J. Jeffries
Seaside
Jim Corbett
Charley White
Corbett
Miners Hoist Italian Flag At Mineville Fort
In Mineville Essex County New York a two week old strike at the Twenty-one iron mine has an international flare as fifty Italian miners raise the Italian flag around their quarters. An armed guard deters approach and the barricade guards the fort like position around the Port Henry Iron Company property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Mineville
Essex County
Port Henry
Remarkable Fatality in Harrison Township
A well known Chillicothe family reports the death of Mrs Serena Sanderson who froze to death in Harrison Township. Found seated near a spring after an all night absence she had descended into icy water while seeking a drink. A coroner's inquest found no additional evidence beyond the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Harrison ‘Township
Serena Sanderson
Commutation of Soldier's Rape Sentence in 1898 Case
Private Frank Miller, Twenty third Infantry, tried by general court martial for rape near San Nicholas Cebu on October 20 1898, sentenced to death but commuted by the President on the Major General's recommendation and Secretary of War concurrence to dishonorable discharge forfeiture of pay and allowances and twenty years hard labor in a penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Twenty-third Infantry
San Nicholas
Island of
Cebu
Secretary of War
Sheldon Gives Away His Gains In Topeka
Topeka Kansas special Rev C M Sheldon received 5000 dollars from the profits of the Topeka Daily Capital. Of this sum 1000 went to India famine sufferers and the rest was distributed to City Detention Hospital for a contagious disease ward 1000 Christ s Hospital 1000 Washburn College 600 Topeka Y M C A 500 for public drinking fountains 300 Kindergarten Association 100 Y W C A 150 W C T U 100 Ingleside Home 100 State Temperance Union 190 Anti Cigarette League 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Topeka
Kan
Rev. C. M. Sheldon
Topeka Daily Capital
India
City Detention
Christ’s Hospital
Washburn College
Topéxa
Insurgents Suffer Heavy Loss Near Ta Bako Luzon
Manila dispatch reports a large rebel force at Ta Bako Legaspi Albay. Capt Lester H Simons of the Forty-seventh Volunteer Regiment met them, killing many and wounding the insurgent leader a native priest who was captured after his horse was shot. Three Americans wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Tabako
Legaspi
Province of
Albay
Luzon
Lester H. Simons
Forty-seventh Volunteer Regiment
British forces pursue Boers after retreat across long front
Lord Roberts reports the enemy in full retreat with a twenty mile front. Our lines extend longer as cavalry and horse artillery press fruitlessly along three pursuit routes. Casualties remain unconfirmed but hoped to be light given the scattered forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bandits Rob Faro Bank in Ashford Arizona
Two bandits held up a faro bank in Ashford Arizona and seized more than $1000 from the bank. Several shots were fired as the robbers fled and were pursued into the nearby mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford
Ariz
London Special: Steyn Near Thabanchu With 10060 Men
The report places President Steyn with 10,060 troops east of Thabanchu by Friday noon as a battle looms. Advance units under Generals Rundle and Brabant were subjected to enemy fire ahead of the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Steyn
Thabanchu
Rundle
Brabant
Fire and crimes streak across East and New York incidents
A string of disasters and crimes reported: Reed Fertilizer plant fire at Eastwood N Y with $50 000 loss. Wakefield Rattan Company blaze in Massachusetts causing $50 000 damage. New Jersey Storage docks fire with $500 000 loss. Adelphia oil ship fire and barges destroyed. train wreck near Gastonville Pa kills inspector J Horan. multiple New York City fires kill and injure several. and a New Buffalo man robbed of $1 600 after bank cash withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Fertilizer Company
Eastwood, N
Philadelphia City National Bank
Philadelpha National Bank
First National Bank
East Brady
William Crowninshield Endicott
Cleveland
Boston
Wakefield Rattan Company
Wakefield
Mass
Oliver L. Stewart
Laird Malleable Iron Works
Huntingdon
American
Geneseo
N. X
Lafayette Carney
Sherman Deboray
West Sparta
New Jersey Storage Company
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook
Adelphia
Wheeling
Gastonville
Patricck J. Horan
Mallory Line
Maidenane
East River
New York
Charles Lewis
Sherwood
New York City
South Street
John Curran
Daniel Mullin
James Iritzpatrick
William Hibbard
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington Street
Deaths and trials across the nation in brief
Veteran Captain George Ritchey dies at Fort Leavenworth aged 62. Cleveland patrolman John Shipp is killed by a burglar, who remains at large. Leavenworth YMCA opens a new hall at over $15000. Culberson family mourns ex congressman in Texas. Willis of Detroit dies at 81. Smallpox hits Irvington Butler College. five students ill. Texarkana fire wrecks a block. losses about $18000. Keokuk and Ohio incidents noted, including bank burglary and suicides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ritchey
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Cleveland
John Shipp
Leavenworth
David B. Culberson
United States
Culberson
Jefferson
Texas
Richard Storrs Willis
N. P. Willis
Nfanny Fern
Detroit
Frank Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
John D
Butler College
Irvington
Indianapolis
Texarkana
Ohio
Kansas
State Supreme Court
George R. Berry
Collinwood
Cape Nome
Walter Scott Sumter
Oxford
Stebbins Bank
Creston
Gebhardt Bongaard
Carver County
Minn
Olds
Minneapolis
Ohio State Buard of Agriculture
Joseph Bays
Hopkins, Mo
St. Louis
Multiple Unrest Events Reported Across Several States
The report cites fires destroying Illinois Central shops in Central City Kentucky with $10000 loss. Hangings in New Iberia Louisiana of John Green and Charles Brown for murder. Fire at Charlotte bonded warehouse with thousands of bales of cotton. Pistol duel in Leslie County Kentucky ends in Baker's death. Lynching of Marshall Jones in Coffee County Georgia. Louisville Kentucky man George Holman wounds wife and narrowly misses neighbor Leonard Holstein. Louisville society man and cashier Joseph Morey dies by suicide.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Central City
New Iberia
John Green
Charles Brown
Young Sorrell
Oliver Station
Charlotte
WN. C
Leslie County
Baker
Burgin
Marshall Jones
Allen Crosby
Gillis
Coffee County
Douglas
Louisville
George E. Holman
Leonard Holstein
Holstein
Joseph W. Morey
Fatal shootings and a devastating city fire in South Carolina and Kentucky
The report notes a man killed himself after setting four gas jets at his home without a clear motive. In Pamberg Rev. W E Johnson shot and killed W T Bellinger over a fence dispute near the Baptist parsonage. In Glasgow fire swept the town’s business district, destroying Rayboulds store and residence along with the Methodist Church, telephone exchange, Republican office and both telegraph offices, with losses estimated at 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamberg
S. C
W. E. Johnson
Baptist Church
W. T. Bellinger
Bellinger
Baptist Parsonage
Glasgow
Raybould
Methodist Church
Telephone Exchange
Republican
Crowning Ceremony Notes and Global Updates
The crown prince of Germany took the oath amid ceremonies while foreign rulers offered congratulations. Gen Pantelu Garcia, a top insurgent leader, was captured near San Isidro by Lieut. E V Smith of Gen Funston's staff. Russian trade fell by 68 million, linked to poor harvests. Aguinaldo rejoined Lino in the north with a growing force awaiting rains. U S–Denmark talks to purchase Danish islands have collapsed due to Denmark's conservative party opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pantelu Garcia
Aguinaldo
E. V. Smith
Funston
Jaen
San Isidro
New Idja
Holloway
St. Petersburg
State Department
Gen. Young
Lino
Manila
Massive fires hit Laurentides pulp mill and Sandon town
Dispatches report Laurentides pulp and paper mill sawmill and pump room destroyed by fire with heavy losses. Also, Sandon British Columbia core mining town center burned including railway station and telegraph office. Oil, military beef contract awarded to Jack Dalton valued about 100000 dollars. American Sheet Metal Company organization underway with 500 million capital. De Haven heirs to receive 3 million plus interest from US government after long litigation. Wheat and flour shipments rise while wholesale business grows cautious per Bradstreet notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Merc
Laurentides
Aimes
American Yukon
Jack Dalton
American Sheet Metal Company
Sandon
Nast Mootenai
British Columbia
Jacob de Haven
United States
Sam
de Haven
Chicago
Bradstreet’s
Market Reports: City and Midwest Livestock and Grain Prices
Market survey shows Chicago and other cities listing cattle prices from $2.50 to $6.00, hogs from $3.00 to $5.75, sheep from $2.50 to $6.25, with grains like wheat No. 2 red 65¢ to 78¢, corn No. 2 about 40¢ to 46¢, oats around 24¢ to 31¢, rye 51¢ to 62¢, and potatoes Bermuda $7.50 to $8.25 per barrel, across multiple markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York.
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Chicago
Bermuda
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Populists Elect Patterson Permanent Chairman at Sioux Falls
The national Populist convention at Sioux Falls elected Thomas Patterson of Colorado as permanent chairman by acclamation after a two hour session. J E Curren, Leo Vincent, and William M Deisher named permanent secretaries. About 500 delegates attended with 600 alternates and visitors. The day featured greetings to Senators Butler Allen Heitfield Bryan and Gov Lee of South Dakota, and a lively roll call with Alaska and Oregon mispronunciations providing comic moments. The evening shifted to music and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
M. C
Thomas Patterson
Colorado
J. EL. Curren
Iansas
Leo Vincent
William M. Deisher
Pennsylvania
Patterson
James Ia. Weaver
Iowa
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Pettigrew
Minnesota
Bryan
United States
Butler
Allen
Heitfield
Mr. Bryan
Gov. Lee
O’gorman
South Dakota
W. J. Bryan
P. M. Ringdal
Ringdal
J. J. Chambers
Alaska
I. N. Burdick
Indian Territory
Ernest MI Sroner
Oregon
Middle-of-the-Road Populists Convene in Cincinnati
Four hundred seventy delegates met in the opera house at 2 p m to open the national convention. M W Howard of Alabama named temporary chairman and J C Allen of Oklahoma temporary secretary with Earl Richardson of Illinois as secretary. The session heard speeches by Ignatius Donnelly and W J Bryan while credentials were debated and proxies contested. Barker led the night address as the body adjourned to 8 p m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Clem Deaver
Opera House
Cincinnati
M. W. Howard
Alabama
J. C. Allen
Oklahoma
Earl Richardson
Illinois
Committee On
Ignatius Donnelly
Sioux Falls
W. J. Bryan
Wharton Barker
Committee On Credentials
Swansas
Barker
Donnelly
R. M. Chenault
Kansas
Committee On Permanent Organization
Col. W. l. Peck
Georgia
S. W. Williams
Vincennes
Ind
Several National Issues and Local Incidents Dominate Week
News items report Cape Name mining for Japanese workers and a Prince of Wales visit to the Paris exposition in June. Fatal shootings in Chicago and a native Eskimo becoming a Swedish minister in Chicago are noted, along with socialists backing Debs Harriman. Floods in the Mississippi-Louisi ana area cause about 3 million dollars in damage. The Wright will bequeaths nearly 1 million to heirs after a Chicago murder. Global plague efforts in Sydney, Funston's Baler expedition, and various Senate and House actions on army and naval bills, pensions, and appropriations are outlined with several notable deaths and political moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Name
Prince of Wales
Wm. Edmunds
Chicago
Debs-Harriman
G. R C. Todd
Lincoln
Barnwell
D. C
Mississippi
Louisiana
Rufus Wright
Sidney
Funston
Baler
Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
W. K. Freany
New York
Fannie Abbott
South Berwyck
Charter Revision News and State Proposals
The charter of New York City will be revised. Kansas hosts 300 flour mills with a capacity around 10 million barrels per year. Charles B. Aycock is nominated by North Carolina Democrats for governor. Secretary Gage reports a fiscal year surplus of 70 million dollars and next year’s surplus at 12 million. The old home of Chief Justice Marshall in Richmond, Virginia, to be preserved as a memorial by a recently incorporated association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Kansas
Charles B. Aycock
Democrats of
North Carolina
Gage
House
Marshall
Richmond
Virginia
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Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Wash
Daniel Silverpool
Silvercool
Kokonw
John Stevens
Stevens
Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company
J. S. Valentine
San Francisco
Molders’ International Union of America
Akron
Ebinger Grand Opera
Fort Madison
Frank Threener
William Tyron
Elias
Provo City
Utah
Ashton
W. Va
Tyron
Black Bridge
St. Charles
Missouri
Kansas and Texas
John Boyle
L. D. Palmer
Charles Perry
Avenue Hotel
Girard
Grand Avenue
Kansas City
Jacob Goodman
Mary Soun
Mississippi Valley Hay Storage Company
Hofner-Lothman Manufacturing Company
Branch
Second Streets
Hay Company
Lochren
St. Paul
Rafael Ortiz
Stillwater
The
Water Company
Warren
John Y. Hower
Bluffton
Mary Wanamaker
Hower
Wanamaker
Walter N. Allen
James Butler
Warmers’ Federation
Southern
Denmark
Market Reports
Senate
Naval Committee
McKinley
Committee On Claims
St. Elizabeth
Teller
Great Britain
Chandler
Marine Corps
Pension Office
National Guard
Sulzer
Naval Academy
Union Iron Works of
Monterey
Secretary of the Treasury
Tillman
Money
Finle
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